The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-16
FLORIDA,

FLORIDA.
Col. R. H. Gamble of Tallahassee, died
Wednesday
Palatka merchants report business good
and on the increase.
l A building and loan association is to be
organized at PalatlIa
The savings bank project at Apalachicola
has gone glimmering.
At Gainesville only 81, 800 has been sub
scribed for the new hotel.
Apalachicola now boasts of one of the
neatest opera houses in the State.
Rev. Father j. J. Greed has been trans
ferred from Jacksonville to Orlando.
The telegraph office at Apalachicolo has
been closed for the want of patronage.
The Rosina reports having sold $50
punches of sponge in st. Marks for $500.
j. J. Harris has not resigned the post
mastership of Sanford, as rumored in that
city,
In the city election at Orlando, Dr. F. S.
Chapman received for Mayor every vote
cast but four.
AT Barlow F. w and c. /. Page have
set out forty acres in various fruits, devot-
ing sixteen acres to lemons.
Several of the oyster boats lying at the
factories at Apalachicola were more or less
damaged by a squat Thursday night.
The sponge boat Umpire, of Apalachi-
cola, reports a catch of 219 punches Of
sponge, which were sold for about $40
At Anthony potatoes are abundant and
| cheap. DR.. r. j. Kendrick raised over 500
bushels on less than three acres of land
Gov. Perry will name the date for hang
| ing Lowe, the Pensacola murderer. The
Sheriff's fee for hanging prisoner is $40.
H. w. Smell, for years one of Bartow's
leading and most substantial merchants,
has sold his stock TO James B. Kelly, eff
Seneca.
D. E. Davidson and Miss Fannie Poser,
daughter of Hon. F. D. Poser, all of Ocala
were married at Gainesville Wednesday, 1t
was an elopement.
1t is probable that fish will be canned at
Apalachicola the approaching summer by
the factories. Canned snapper is said to be
| quite favorite article of food.
The City Assessor of Orlando has about
completed his assessment on city property,
and will show an increase over last year Of
$4,000 and this was dull year.
T. A. Carroll, of Gainesville suspended
business Tuesday night for the benefit of
his creditors. The exact amount of the
liabilities and assets are not yet known,
though neither are large.
The chime OF four bells which have ar
rived for the Catholic church at ST. Angus
tine, is the chime, with the exception of one
bell, that took the first prize at the Atlanta
Exposition. Bishop Moore purchased the
three bells and had an exact counterpart
made of the fourth bell at the foundry in
Baltimore.
1t is said that party of gentlemen in
quired the price of ticket from Pensacola
to Flomaton Wednesday and the gentle
| manly ticket agent named the sum.
why" said the purchaser, that's five
cents mile, ain'G itT Yes" was the reply
land we'll pull up the rails before we shall
sell a ticket for cent less"
George H Stuart, who was shot on last
Saturday night at Chuluota by William
Barfield, is reported as being somewhat
better Barfield, who escaped at the time,
is being hard pressed by Sheriff Anderson,
with almost a certainty of being caught
He was seen crossing the st. Johns river at
Cooks ferry, and the Sheriff has covered
every point by telegraph.
Z. w. Green, who owns one of the finest
groves in the State, on Lemon avenue,
Ocala, was happily disappointed in the
amount of fruit he gathered and the returns
he received for it. Several months ago, in
looking through his grove, he estimated
| about 600 boxes, but shipping receipts show
2,270 forwarded, and the next returns will
pay interest on $50, 900 of investment.
A foot ball match has been arranged I'M
der Rugby Union rules, between teams of
North Florida and South Florida, to be
played at Kissimmee City on Saturday,
Dec. 81. 1t is requested that all wishing to
play for South Florida will send IN their
names to the Secretary, w. B. M. Davidson,
Kissimmee City, as early as possible The
ground, kindly lent by Maj. j. II. Allen, is
in excellent order.
The new steamer that has been under
construction for the past two months was
launched at Palatka Wednesday. As she
glided into the water from the ways the
usual bottle of champagne was broken over
her bows and she was christened Georgiana,
| which name is given as a compliment to
Miss Georgiana Bentley and also to The
landing of that name on the Indian river,
where the steamer is to run.
A company composed of New York parties
with home capital has been formed at
Apopka for the purpose of manufacturing
orange wine on an extensive scale. The
capital stock is 100000. The buildings to
be erected will be about 60 feet wide and
100 feet long, and will be fitted with all the
most improved appliances and will be in
charge of experienced wine makers. The
capacity at first will be about 5000, 600
oranges.
Wednesday, Jack Owen, an employe of
the Arctic Ice Works at Jacksonville. was
caught in the fly wheel of the machinery
and was thrown through two revolutions.
The wheel was revolving very rapidly at
the time and the result was a fracture of
the skull and shoulder. DR.. Summers was
called and ministered to the unfortunate
mans relief. After setting the shoulder
bone he found it necessary to trephine the
skull pver the fracture in the hope of saving
the mans life, who at last accounts was
doing well.
Key West Democrat: Our gulf harbors
are all good. Key West leads with "a feet
in the southwest channel, in the northwest
IL feet and in the west channel II feet at
mean low water. Pensacola comes next.
with depth of % feet on the bar Char
lotte narbor has Is feet of water in tee
channel up the bay and 10 feet at the
wharves. Tampa has 10 feet on the bar, and
vessels drawing feet can go TO the city
Cedar Keys has IL feet in Bear Cut and o.
i'll St. Marks channel. Apalachicola Bay
has IS feet on the bar. Anclote Keys has
~ feet
Monday morning the body of George
Green tcolored) was found suspended from
the limb of a tree several miles from Flem-
ington, and it is supposed that vigilantes
did the work. Green was notorious cattle
thief for years, but by hook or crook es-
capped the meshes of the law. Everyone
knew he was guilty but could not down
him legally, and, as warnings were of no
| avail he mi 1tt-aJ ,,,ttt. ,nI -